A parametric analysis of interbody fusion cages placement: A finite elements approach comparing lumbar lordosis of bullet and steerable banana cages
Reported data favors banana cages for the highest lordosis gains without compromising the other explored biomechanical factors. However, it is still advised to thoroughly consider patient-specific factors at hand, possible complications of foraminal stenosis, cage migration, and endplates wear prior to choosing an appropriate cage morphology and placement.
Authors
- Mark Driscoll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5348-6054)
- Ahmed Aoude (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4356-2770)
- Ibrahim El Bojairami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2463-0897)
- Carlo Santaguida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7841-5327)
- Salim Al Rawahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1521-906X)
Institutions
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2025.107281
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00